SSC CGL Tier II: Mini Mock Test on English Section- 24 for SSC & Railway Exams

Question 1

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Modernity-snobbery, though not exclusive to our age, has come to assume unprecedented importance. The reasons for this are simple and of a strictly economic character. Thanks to modern machinery, production is outrunning consumption. Organized waste among consumers is the first condition of our industrial prosperity. The sooner a consumer throws away the object he has bought and buys another, the better for the producer. At the same time, the producer must do his bit by producing nothing but the most perishable articles.

The expression ‘production is outrunning consumption’ means

Question 2

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Modernity-snobbery, though not exclusive to our age, has come to assume unprecedented importance. The reasons for this are simple and of a strictly economic character. Thanks to modern machinery, production is outrunning consumption. Organized waste among consumers is the first condition of our industrial prosperity. The sooner a consumer throws away the object he has bought and buys another, the better for the producer. At the same time, the producer must do his bit by producing nothing but the most perishable articles.

The best definition of the term ‘Modernity-snobbery’ is

Question 3

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Modernity-snobbery, though not exclusive to our age, has come to assume unprecedented importance. The reasons for this are simple and of a strictly economic character. Thanks to modern machinery, production is outrunning consumption. Organized waste among consumers is the first condition of our industrial prosperity. The sooner a consumer throws away the object he has bought and buys another, the better for the producer. At the same time, the producer must do his bit by producing nothing but the most perishable articles.

According to the author, ‘modern machinery’ is giving rise to

Question 4

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Modernity-snobbery, though not exclusive to our age, has come to assume unprecedented importance. The reasons for this are simple and of a strictly economic character. Thanks to modern machinery, production is outrunning consumption. Organized waste among consumers is the first condition of our industrial prosperity. The sooner a consumer throws away the object he has bought and buys another, the better for the producer. At the same time, the producer must do his bit by producing nothing but the most perishable articles.

The production of more dispensable articles is necessary because it will

Question 5

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Modernity-snobbery, though not exclusive to our age, has come to assume unprecedented importance. The reasons for this are simple and of a strictly economic character. Thanks to modern machinery, production is outrunning consumption. Organized waste among consumers is the first condition of our industrial prosperity. The sooner a consumer throws away the object he has bought and buys another, the better for the producer. At the same time, the producer must do his bit by producing nothing but the most perishable articles.

For industrial prosperity, ‘modernity-snobbery’ is important because it induces people to

Question 6

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

To speak by the book

Question 7

Choose the correct meaning of the phrase: A month of Sundays

Question 8

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

Question 9

Direction: Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

Can be read clearly

Question 10

In this section, a word is spelled in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is correct. Choose the correct response (a), (b), (c) or (d) and indicate on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Question 11

Select the correctly spelt word.

Question 12

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Desecration

Question 13

Find a word that is the antonym of -

DISCORD

Question 14

I prefer milk than tea.

Question 15

Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

They reached at Calcutta on Monday last.

Question 16

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She remained a ________ all her life.

Question 17

Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He always stammers in public meetings, but his today’s speech ________

Question 18

In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

I have many work to do.

Question 19

Spot the erroneous parts, if any, in the following sentences:

Everything are packed and we are ready to leave. No error

A B C D

Question 20

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given sentence.

The people couldn’t move me to the hospital and the doctor operated on me at home.